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A. M. CORTEZ.

SHIP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I9. 1918.

1,309,019. Patented Jul 1919.

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. A. M. comaz.

SHIP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC I9. I9IB-' Tm: COLUMBIA PLANOCIIAPH (In.I WAsHlNu'mN, D. c.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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ALB RT M. CORTEZ, OF SAN FRANCISCO, cAmron vIA.

.l' r. 1 smal Application filed De cember 19, 1 918.: seriaimzsm'ss.

To'all whom-it'may concern: I j

Be it known thatI, ALBERT M. CoRTEz, a citizen of the Republic'of Portugal, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ships, of which the following is a full,'clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in ships wherein an improved construction ,operates to produce a new arrangement of 'compartments to facilitate t e prevention of the destruction of the ship, and to facilitate the movement .of'the ship after the hull has been penetrated. I i

l The prlmary object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved construction for a non-sinkable'ship.

Another obj 'ct of the improvement is to provide an improved arrangement *of "bulkheads extending rearwardly from acentral bulkhead to the sides of the ship in such a. manner that-a series of closely spaced bulkheads will be provided adjacent the sides of be deflected or resisted'bya series of walls:

or bulkheads to prevent the resulting explosions from extending into the ship-toanyf" great extent.

I accomplish these objects by means of the improved construction disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the claims.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a ship, one portion of said view being in section taken on line 11 of Fig. 2 in the direction indicated by the arrows; and

Fig. 2 is a broken side elevation of a ship partly in section as taken on the irregular line 2-2 of Fig. 1.v

Referring to the drawings, the hull A is provided with a central well B within which are located the motors C and boilers D.

The hull A is provided with several decks E, and a central vertically disposed bulkhead G extends from the well B in both clirections to divide the hull A and the compartments between the decks E longitudinally.

Within each compartment between the decks E I have provided a series of vertically disposed arcuate bulkheads J which extend from both sides of the bulkhead G and rearwardly to the sides of the ship A.

The upper portion of each bulkhead J is Specification of Letters'ratent. I

i and the decks E Patented ul 8, 1919.

inclined and curved'to'ward the bow of the ship A, as shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. Similar arcuate bulkheads M are arranged between the side walls of the well B and the sides of the ship A.

Suitable hatches L are provided to render 7 between the bulkheads J readily accessible for the storage" of freight. Suitable" watertight doors'jmay be provided betweenthe arcuate the compartments compartments provided "between the arcuateb-u'lkhead's J." ff r Preferably,the decks 'E donot'extend to the extreme forward portion of how of the hullA. In my preferred construction I provide two vertically disposed arcuate bulk-"- headsH which extend from top to bottom of the A in a more closely spaced relation than 1 the vertically disposed bulkheads I J whereby: two comparatively narrow comspartnient's may be provided. The outermost compartment between the outermostbulk- "head H and the extreme forward portionor bow of the hull A is packed with=closely packed cork or a similarresilient material. Th'r-is provided to -presenta resistance to the ship so that torpedoesand the like will thereby tending to lessen the force or shock on the remaining portion-'of-the hull A.

From the foregoing it is obvious that a series of rearwardly extending compartments will be formed between decks, which compartments taper toward the sides of the ship A thereby providing a series of narrow spaces separated by closely spaced outer ends of the bulkheads J. This arrangement presents a series of walls or bulkheads in closely spaced relation through which a torpedo or the like must pass before reaching the interior or central portion of the hull.

As the bulkheads J are arranged substantially parallel to the bow of the ship or hull A it is evident that, operating on the injector principle, surrounding water passing rearwardly of the ship while said ship is in forward or normal movement will be deflected instead of being scooped into a perforated compartment.

Should an entire compartment be blown :away by the explosion of a torpedo or the like the next adjacent or present wall or bulkhead J being of substantially the same shape and inclination of the bow, will tend to facilitate instead of retard the forward movement of the ship instead of presenting a lateral obstruction in the shape of a transverse bulkhead as employed in the present state of the art.

In this case the inclined and curved upper portion K of the presented bulkhead J will also tend to facilitate the riding of the ship overheaving seas, and the like by defleeting encountered waves downwardly.

It is obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improved construction .for ships and the like having a. series of rearwardly extending bulkheads forming. rearwardly extending compartments, said bulkheads forming closely spaced resistance means at the sides of the ship.

I claim V 1.-A ship comprising a hull; a central bulkhead dividing :the hull, longitudinally; and arcuate vertically disposed bulk-heads extending from the central bulkhead tqthe sides of the ship and arranged, at anJangle to said central bulkhead and sides,,the.upper parts of the vertically disposed bulkheads being inclined towardthe bowaof the ship. 7 I

2. Aship comprising a hull; a central bulkhead dividing the-hull longitudinally;

and arcuate vertically disposed bulkheads extending at an-angle'from the central. bnlkhead and rearwardly t-oithe sides ofthehull, the upper partsof the vertically disposed bulkheads being inclined toward the bow of the ship. a

3. .A ship comprising a hull; a central bulkhead dividing the hull longiimdinally; and arcuate, vertically. disposed bulkheads extending at an angle from bothsidespf witnesses.

the central bulkhead and --rearwardly to the toward the bow of the ship.

4. A ship comprising a hull having a central well for engines and boilers and several decks within said hull; a central bulkhead dividing thespaces between the decks longitudinally beyond each end of the central Well; a series of arcuate vertically disposed bulkheads arranged between the decks and extending. at angles from both sidesofjthe central bulkhead and rearwardly to ,the sides W r the bo M heShiP- 5. ship, comprising a hall; a vertically disposed central bulkhead dividing; the hull .of the ship, the; upper portions o-fsaid ve'rtically disposed bulkheads being Y curved V tolongitudinally, tw o arcuate bulkheads arextending from Said jbOW' rearwardly to the sides of thehullto provide twocompartlnents; a filling. of, frkwithin the space ranged adjacent thebow ofwthe shipand between the outer bulkhead and the bOWyOf the ship several decks within the hull; and

a series of arcuate vertically .disposedbulkheads extending from both sides ofthefcentr l bulkhead re rward y b0; th id s f th ip, the uppe p ion Of d ul he dsbeing curvedjt'ow-ardithe bow of the sliip.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my sig nature ,in the presenceof two subscribi g ALBERTZM. COR-TEZ. NVitnesses Jose r, F. .Roz BERTHA TRABER- Copies ,ot-thispatentmayybe obtained tor five cents. eaeh by agldrqssygfi fffiqnlmii qner of; Patents, Washington, DIG. 

